Systems Engineer

About the Role:

CoreWeave is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Automation Engineer to join our Kernel HAVOCK Team, reporting to the Manager of Systems Engineering. In this role, you will play a crucial part in the design, development, and optimization of our bare-metal systems from POST through joining a Kubernetes cluster. The team’s primary responsibilities include maintaining a custom Linux kernel, various OS images (Ubuntu-based), the virtualization stack (kubevirt/qemu/vfio), and the container/pod runtime stack (containerd/nydus/kubelet). You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, upstack engineering teams, and stakeholders to successfully deliver highly performant and reliable software solutions.

Kernel Hardware - Acceleration - Virtualization - Operating Systems - Containerization - Kubelet

Our Team’s Stack:

• Linux Kernel (custom build)
• Intel/AMD CPUs, Nvidia GPUs, DPUs, Infiniband and Ethernet NICs
• ARM CPUs
• KubeVirt, QEMU, SR-IOV, vfio-pci
• Ubuntu
• Containerd, Kubelet

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain tooling to support both stateless and stateful systems
• Automate packaging of critical components (e.g. drivers, microcode, components with out-of-tree patches, etc)
• Build long-lived, well documented tooling for automating various tasks related to the full lifecycle of systems (e.g. hardware/software inventory management, hardware diagnostics, performance benchmarking, etc)
• Build and serve as point of contact for CI/CD pipelines for reproducible software builds, OS images, and kernel/OS-level testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define Linux and OS requirements, specifications, and system architecture

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience maintaining clusters of Linux servers
• Fluency with a programming language geared toward automation (Python preferred, but others possible)
• Experience adhering to structured release cycles
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub or GitLab)
• Experiencing with implementing automation testing
• Ability to effectively prioritize and communicate proposed features and fixes
• Strong passion for automation, with a commitment to automating processes comprehensively
• Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience building and/or extending automation frameworks
• Familiarity with Golang
• Opinions about software version control and team collaboration
• Experience writing software tests

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $160,000-$185,000. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Hybrid Workplace

Successful candidates will be expected to attend onboarding training at our NJ Headquarters within their first several weeks of employment, with subsequent quarterly travel requirements of 1 week duration.

If you reside within a 30-mile radius of our New Jersey, New York, or Philadelphia offices, we're excited for you to join us at the office at least three times a week, recognizing the significance we place on fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture. Our commitment to operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling our employees to tailor their work-life balance to their individual preferences.